Tift County High School Graduation Requirements

For Students Entering Ninth Grade 2002-2003

Graduates 2007

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST: A student must pass all areas of the GHSGT in order to graduate. Students who meet all graduation requirements but do not pass all areas of the GHGST will receive a Certificate of Performance.

EOCT:  End of Course Tests (EOCT) will be administered toward the end of the semester. All students taking any of the eight (8) EOCT courses will be tested. The eight (8) EOCT courses are as follows: Ninth Grade Literature and Composition, American Literature and Composition, Applied Algebra Series, Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, Economics, and U. S. History. The EOCT grade will comprise 15% of the final average for these courses.

UNITS: A minimum of 26 units is required for graduation. These units must include the subjects and/or courses specified in the core curriculum. A course shall count only once for satisfying any unit requirement for graduation.

ENROLLMENT: A student must be enrolled in grades 9-12 for a minimum of eight semesters.

DIPLOMA SEALS: Students may earn Technical/Career (TC), Technical/Career with Distinction (TC+), College Preparatory (CP), or College Preparatory with Distinction (CP+) diploma seals. The TC+ and CP+ seals are awarded to students who complete additional core unit requirements and earn a minimum average of 80 in the core courses as specified by the Georgia Board of Education.

                Areas of Study                                                                    CP          CP+        TC          TC+

                *Language Arts                                                                   4             4             4             4

                *Mathematics                                                                      4             4             3             3

                *Science                                                                                4             4             3             3

  American Government /Civics                                       1             1             1            1

  Economics                                                                          1            1             1            1

*World Studies                                                                     1             1             1             1

   U.S. History                                                                       1             1             1             1

 *Social Studies                                                                    1             1             0             0

                   Foreign Language                                                             2             2             0             0

                *Word Processing (Keyboarding)                                     0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Health                                                                                 0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Personal Fitness                                                                0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Fine Arts/TC/ROTC/Foreign Language                       0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                *Technology/Career                                                           0             0             4             4

                   Electives                                                                             6             6             6             7

              **Core Electives                                                                    0             2             0             1

                    Minimum Total Units                                                   26           28           26           28

                *See subject areas for specific course requirements

             **Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language, Fine Arts

                Social studies is listed by specific courses due to requirements.

Tift County High School Graduation Requirements

For Students Entering Ninth Grade 2003-2004

Graduates 2008

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST: A student must pass all areas of the GHSGT in order to graduate. Students who meet all graduation requirements but do not pass all areas of the GHGST will receive a Certificate of Performance.

EOCT:  End of Course Tests (EOCT) will be administered toward the end of the semester. All students taking any of the eight (8) EOCT courses will be tested. The eight (8) EOCT courses are as follows: Ninth Grade Literature and Composition, American Literature and Composition, Applied Algebra Series, Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, Economics, and U. S. History. The EOCT grade will comprise 15% of the final average for these courses.

UNITS: A minimum of 26 units is required for graduation. These units must include the subjects and/or courses specified in the core curriculum. A course shall count only once for satisfying any unit requirement for graduation.

ENROLLMENT: A student must be enrolled in grades 9-12 for a minimum of eight semesters.

DIPLOMA SEALS: Students may earn Technical/Career (TC), Technical/Career with Distinction (TC+), College Preparatory (CP), or College Preparatory with Distinction (CP+) diploma seals. The TC+ and CP+ seals are awarded to students who complete additional core unit requirements and earn a minimum average of 80 in the core courses as specified by the Georgia Board of Education.

                Areas of Study                                                                    CP          CP+        TC          TC+

                *Language Arts                                                                   4             4             4             4

                *Mathematics                                                                      4             4             3             3

                *Science                                                                                4             4             3             3

  American Government /Civics                                       1             1             1            1             

  Economics                                                                          1             1             1             1

*World Studies                                                                     1             1             1             1

   U.S. History                                                                       1             1             1             1

   Foreign Language                                                             2             2             0             0

                *Word Processing (Keyboarding)                                     0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Health                                                                                 0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Personal Fitness                                                                0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Fine Arts/TC/ROTC/Foreign Language                       0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                *Technology/Career                                                           0             0             4             4

                   Electives                                                                             6             6             6             7

              **Core Electives                                                                    0             2             0             1

                    Minimum Total Units                                                   26           28           26           28

                *See subject areas for specific course requirements

             **Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language, Fine Arts

                Social studies is listed by specific courses due to requirements.

Tift County High School Graduation Requirements

For Students Entering Ninth Grade 2004-2005

Graduates 2009

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST: A student must pass all areas of the GHSGT in order to graduate. Students who meet all graduation requirements but do not pass all areas of the GHGST will receive a Certificate of Performance.

EOCT:  End of Course Tests (EOCT) will be administered toward the end of the semester. All students taking any of the eight (8) EOCT courses will be tested. The eight (8) EOCT courses are as follows: Ninth Grade Literature and Composition, American Literature and Composition, Applied Algebra Series, Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, Economics, and U. S. History. The EOCT grade will comprise 15% of the final average for these courses.

UNITS: A minimum of 26 units is required for graduation. These units must include the subjects and/or courses specified in the core curriculum. A course shall count only once for satisfying any unit requirement for graduation.

ENROLLMENT: A student must be enrolled in grades 9-12 for a minimum of eight semesters.

DIPLOMA SEALS: Students may earn Technical/Career (TC), Technical/Career with Distinction (TC+), College Preparatory (CP), or College Preparatory with Distinction (CP+) diploma seals. The TC+ and CP+ seals are awarded to students who complete additional core unit requirements and earn a minimum average of 80 in the core courses as specified by the Georgia Board of Education.

                Areas of Study                                                                    CP          CP+        TC          TC+

                *Language Arts                                                                   4             4             4             4

                *Mathematics                                                                      4             4             3             3

                *Science                                                                                4             4             3             3

  American Government/Civics                                        1              1             1            1

  Economics                                                                          1             1             1             1

*World Studies                                                                     1             1             1             1

   U.S. History                                                                       1             1             1             1

   Foreign Language                                                             2             2             0             0

                *Word Processing (Keyboarding)                                     0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Health                                                                                 0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Personal Fitness                                                                0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Fine Arts/TC/ROTC/Foreign Language                       0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                *Technology/Career                                                           0             0             4             4

                   Electives                                                                             6             6             6             7

              **Core Electives                                                                    0             2             0             1

                    Minimum Total Units                                                   26           28           26           28

                *See subject areas for specific course requirements

             **Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language, Fine Arts

                Social studies is listed by specific courses due to requirements.

Tift County High School Graduation Requirements

For Students Entering Ninth Grade 2005-2006

Graduates 2010

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST: A student must pass all areas of the GHSGT in order to graduate. Students who meet all graduation requirements but do not pass all areas of the GHGST will receive a Certificate of Performance.

EOCT:  End of Course Tests (EOCT) will be administered toward the end of the semester. All students taking any of the eight (8) EOCT courses will be tested. The eight (8) EOCT courses are as follows: Ninth Grade Literature and Composition, American Literature and Composition, Applied Algebra Series, Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, Economics, and U. S. History. The EOCT grade will comprise 15% of the final average for these courses.

UNITS: A minimum of 26 units is required for graduation. These units must include the subjects and/or courses specified in the core curriculum. A course shall count only once for satisfying any unit requirement for graduation.

ENROLLMENT: A student must be enrolled in grades 9-12 for a minimum of eight semesters.

DIPLOMA SEALS: Students may earn Technical/Career (TC), Technical/Career with Distinction (TC+), College Preparatory (CP), or College Preparatory with Distinction (CP+) diploma seals. The TC+ and CP+ seals are awarded to students who complete additional core unit requirements and earn a minimum average of 80 in the core courses as specified by the Georgia Board of Education.

                Areas of Study                                                                    CP          CP+        TC          TC+

                *Language Arts                                                                   4             4             4             4

                *Mathematics                                                                      4             4             3             3

                *Science                                                                                4             4             3             3

  American Government/ Civics                                       1            1             1            1

  Economics                                                                          1             1             1             1

*World Studies                                                                     1             1             1             1

   U.S. History                                                                       1             1             1             1

   Foreign Language                                                             2             2             0             0

                *Word Processing (Keyboarding)                                     0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Health                                                                                 0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Personal Fitness                                                                0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                   Fine Arts/TC/ROTC/Foreign Language                       0.5          0.5          0.5          0.5

                *Technology/Career                                                           0             0             4             4

                   Electives                                                                             6             6             6             7

              **Core Electives                                                                    0             2             0             1

                    Minimum Total Units                                                   26           28           26           28

                *See subject areas for specific course requirements

             **Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language, Fine Arts

                Social studies is listed by specific courses due to requirements.

Tift County High School Graduation Requirements

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST: A student must pass all areas of the GHSGT in order to graduate. Students who meet all graduation requirements but do not pass all areas of the GHSGT will receive a Certificate of Performance.

EOCT:  End of Course Tests (EOCT) will be administered toward the end of the semester. All students taking any of the eight (8) EOCT courses will be tested. The eight (8) EOCT courses are as follows: Ninth Grade Literature and Composition, American Literature and Composition, Applied Algebra Series, Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, Economics, and U. S. History. The EOCT grade will comprise 15% of the final average for these courses.

UNITS: A minimum of 26 units is required for graduation. These units must include the subjects and/or courses specified in the core curriculum. A course shall count only once for satisfying any unit requirement for graduation.

ENROLLMENT: A student must be enrolled in grades 9-12 for a minimum of eight semesters.

DIPLOMA SEALS: Students may earn Technical/Career (TC), Technical/Career with Distinction (TC+), College Preparatory (CP), or College Preparatory with Distinction (CP+) diploma seals. The TC+ and CP+ seals are awarded to students who complete additional core unit requirements and earn a minimum average of 80 in the core courses as specified by the Georgia Board of Education.

VI(b) The local keyboarding requirement in area VI(b) may be met by successful completion of two nine week keyboarding exploratory courses in grades 7-8. NOTE:  While the middle school keyboarding courses do meet the local requirement, they do not receive unit credit. The student is still required to have one full unit in area VI during his/her 9-12 year experience. This unit may be earned by taking any combination of courses from four areas: computer technology, fine arts, technology/career preparatory, and/or foreign language. If the student chooses to earn any of this credit in any computer technology course that normally has Keyboarding I-A as a prerequisite, the student may be subject to a proficiency exam prior to being enrolled in the course.